Help Student Soldiers Act

Summary

Help Student Soldiers Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the application of the requirement that students return title IV funds which were unearned due to their withdrawal from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces. Provides loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs to students for that portion of loan assistance which is unearned due to their withdrawal from school for service in the Armed Forces and which is not returned to such programs by their schools.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 October 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 May 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 May 2009

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Sponsors

• RON KIND · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Erik Paulsen · R · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → VETS Act of 2009
• related to ← VETS Act of 2009